This program is a joint effort between individual AFCEA Chapters and the
Educational Foundation
to promote effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teaching and to enhance the abilities
of capable STEM teachers in K-12 schools worldwide. The AFCEA
Educational Foundation will provide $1,000 for an elementary, middle or high school STEM teacher (or international equivalent) for the purpose of augmenting STEM activities for their students. The grants are made possible in part by generous gifts from Booz Allen Hamilton and AFCEA International.
Checks to participating chapters are mailed to Chapter presidents in September.
1. Individual AFCEA chapters select
one elementary, middle or high school science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) teacher in the local community. Teachers
working in schools which are poorly supported and/or with
economically disadvantaged students are to be considered
first. The awards are not limited to public schools. International
chapters may select a STEM teacher from a DoDD school, or alternatively, the international equivalent of a U.S. elementary, middle or high school.
2. Selection should be based on
the teacher's skills, his/her potential to use the funds
well and financial need. The method of selection is at the discretion of the chapter.
3. Requests for funding should be as user-friendly as possible. We suggest you do not require detailed proposals, but ask for a statement to include the following:
* How the funds will be used, and
* Number of students impacted.
4. The AFCEA Educational Foundation
will provide $1,000 per school year per chapter. Except
in unusual circumstances, the award is not renewable to
the same teacher or school. Chapters are encouraged to provide
additional money should their local means allow and multiply
the number of awards. Chapters are encouraged to make a
substantial impact in one location rather than a wide dispersion
of funds.
5. Each participating chapter will
receive $1,000 from the Educational Foundation in September each year for the school year beginning in
September. The funds should be presented by a chapter representative
directly to the selected teacher(s) sometime during the school year, preferably in the fall, and then spent by the teacher(s)
for such items or activities as consumable supplies, hardware, software, SMART boards, projectors or other equipment. Grants can also be used to fund extra-curricular activities sponsored by STEM teachers such as robotics clubs, math clubs, and FIRST competitions.
6. To confirm continued participation
in the program, each chapter is asked to submit a short
(1 page) statement to the Educational Foundation that
includes:
- Name of the selected STEM
teacher(s) and grade level(s)
- Name of the school(s)
- Amount of matching Chapter funds,
if any, contributed
- How the money has
been spent
- Evaluation of impact (approximate
# of students involved)
- Chapter contact's name, phone
and email
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Confirmation of chapter's intent to continue participation
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